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Homemade soy milk wasn’t something we planned on getting into, but soymilk is expensive. Even with our Costco bulk discount, we noticed we were spending about $40/month on the stuff, but we were willing to pay the premium because we thought homemade soy milk would take days and produce a crappy version of the store-bought stuff. But much to our surprise, Hags was recently browsing amazon for some kitchen goodies and stumbled upon a $99 soy milk maker that advertised a 15 minute finishing time to spit out a half-gallon of homemade soy milk. So, we took a chance and ordered the Joyoung Automatic soy milk maker and will never go back to the store-bought stuff. We spent some time on google and finally found a soy milk recipe we were excited to try! Homemade soy milk is just so much better.

I apologize for not posting lately! Hags and I are in the middle of opening a yoga studio and have been super busy! We’ll post some pictures soon!

Japanese Shabu Shabu is “hot pot” cooking. The name, “Shabu Shabu,” is the Japanese word for “swishy swishy,” which is the sound that the meat or vegetables make when being “swooshed” around the boiling hot broth at your tabletop grill. The best way to describe shabu is as a kind of do-it-yourself blanching. Shabu is usually made with some miso-based broth and is cooked right at your table with some sort of heating element in the middle of the table. You are given a plateful of raw vegetables and thinly sliced, raw beef, and you just work your way through them, dunking one piece at a time. Shabu is very healthy, there isn’t much room for it not to be. It’s quite low in calories-if you have lean beef, the entire meal is under 450 calories. There are always other options besides beef, I usually order some sort of seafood or dumplings. Continue reading →

How can you cook healthy asian cuisine if you don’t have the money (or time) to prepare authentic meals? If you’re cooking on a budget, which ingredients should you use? What are some healthy and cheap recipes?Continue reading →

Callie was in the mood for bibimbap and for trying out a new Korean restaurant last week, so we decided to check out Chosun Myun-Oak – a hard-to-find place that Yelp told us was always full of Koreans eating hearty soups and stews. Continue reading →

Go to a Korean restaurant at a busy time and you’re likely to see at least a few tables ordering the Korean seafood pancake, also known as haemul pajeon, as an appetizer because it is one of the most universally loved and easy to share Korean foods. Pajeon comes in many different flavors and varieties, Callie really likes pajeon with kimchi. It can be presented either pre-sliced or whole, like a pizza. This is definitely an interesting Korean dish with tons of flavor, and when you make it, you should make plenty!

I had to make a quick trip to Korea last week so it was tough to get posts up from internet cafes that only have Internet Explorer, but I brought back plenty of pictures!

One of my favorite parts about being in Seoul is that you can walk into just about any restaurant in the city center and be assured of a great meal. Although restaurant chains have started to make an appearance, the Korean restaurant scene is still largely dominated by sole proprietor family restaurants that serve food the same way they’ve been serving food for decades. Not surprising, then, that even when you go to a barbecue restaurant with the express purpose of satisfying your carnivorous desires, you’re still served a ton of veggies in various forms to balance out the meal. My first meal back was pork rib barbecue, where the pork rib is cut in a butterfly pattern so that it can be rolled out in a thin layer and quickly grilled at the table. Continue reading →

Pineapple fried rice, or any fried rice really, is one of the easiest, most versatile dishes around. Any time you have leftover rice with some veggies, your first thought should be to open a can of pineapples and make some pineapple fried rice, especially during the summer.

Korean food isn’t as ubiquitous as Chinese takeout restaurants, so authentic Korean food (or even an international grocery store) may not be accessible for some of you. So, Hags and I have been looking for some introductory Korean food available at more mainstream grocery stores. We were happy to discover frozen Korean bibimbap at Trader Joe’s last week! Continue reading →

Bangkok Bay is a small, family-owned Thai restaurant in Redwood City, California. Hags and I tend to be a little wary of Thai restaurants because they are susceptible to “Americanizing” their menus, usually serving everything heavily doused in oil, sugar or coconut milk. But on the recommendation of two of our best friends, we decided to give Bangkok Bay a shot. Good thing too, because Bangkok Bay was surprisingly authentic and absolutely delicious. Continue reading →